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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In Many Masks

Performance Comment: Don Antonio-Haymes; Don Pedro-R. Palmer; Belville-Wroughton; Willmore-Kemble; Frederick-Whitfield; Blunt-Bannister Jun.; Stephano-Suett; Philippo-Benson; Sancho-Phillimore; Biskey-Webb; Sebastian-Lyons; Officer-Maddocks; Soldier-Alfred; Pages-Master Gregson, Master Grimaldi; Blunt's Boy-Miss Gawdry; Taylor-Fairbrother; Florinda-Mrs Powell; Helena-Mrs Jordan; Valeria-Mrs Kemble; Angelica-Mrs Ward; Moretta-Mrs Hedges; Callis-Mrs Heard; Lucetta-Miss Tidswell; Flower Girl-Miss Barnes.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Love In Many Masks Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: Don Guzman-Baddeley; Don Ferdinand-Benson [Public Advertiser: Barrymore]; Don Carlos-Whitfield; Don Pedro-Williames; Octavio-Phillimore; Muskato-Bannister Jun.; Lazarillo-R. Palmer; Lawyer-Maddocks; Notary-Fawcett; Servant-Lyons; Alguaziles-Jones, Webb, Alfred; Marcella-Mrs Ward; Aurora-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan; Leonarda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Muskato Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Pannel Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Moody; Money@Trap-Parsons; Dick-Palmer; Brass-Bannister Jun.; Clip-Benson; Jessamin-Burton; Clarissa-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Ward; Corinna-Mrs Jordan; Flippanta-Miss Pope; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Brass Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Williames; Cook-Fawcett; Footman-Phillimore; Coachman-Alfred; Jobson-Moody; Doctor-Benson; Lady Loverule-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Miss Barnes; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Blanchard; Colonel Dormant-Hull; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Stubble-Powel; Farmer Blackberry (1st time)-Bannister; Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Johnstone
Role: Farmer Blackberry Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Executed Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady- [See17901204]

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. By Permission of Mr Macklin. Oracle, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 10, Great Russel-Street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #285 1s. 6d. (132.1.6; 2.3.0; tickets: 150.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo (1st time)-Munden; Phillippo-Blanchard; Don Scipio-Wilson; Don Caesar-Bannister; Don Juan-Cubitt; Rapino-Rock; Sanguina-Thompson; Alphonso (1st time, with an additional song)-Incledon; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Isabel-Mrs Platt; Lorenzo-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Johnstone
Role: Don Caesar Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Andalusia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan (with You never did hear of an Irishman's fear and Let other Men sing of their Goddess's bright, with accompaniments by Shield)-Johnstone; Beau Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.

Song: End I: Wine cannot cure the pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon; with new accompaniments by Shield-; End: Catches and Glees-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Williamson; The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; The Introductory Dialogue, in Irish Character-Rock

Related Works
Related Work: Buthred Author(s): Charles Johnstone
Related Work: The Disbanded Officer; or, The Baroness of Bruchsal Author(s): James Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone.
Role: Trudge Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Elysium; or, Foote, Weston, Shuter, and Edwin in the Shades

Performance Comment: Foote (in the character of the Devil [in The Devil upon Two Sticks])-Bannister; Weston (as Doctor Last [in the same])-Wewitzer; Shuter (as Justice Woodcock [in Love in a Village])-Parsons; Edwin (as Lingo [in The Agreeable Surprise])-Wilson; Wilson-Evatt.
Cast
Role: Foote Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Earl of Mercia-Cubitt; Mayor of Coventry-Wewitzer; Harold-Davies; Count Louis-Lyons; Tom-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Crazy-Barrett; Godina-Mrs Cuyler; Emma-Mrs Bannister; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Maud-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Baron of Oakland-Baddeley; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Lewis-Suett; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; Hugo-Moody; Baron de Courcy-Whitfield; Martin-Hollingsworth; Servant-Lyons; Lady Elinor-Mrs Crouch; Adela-Sga Storace; Cicely-Mrs Edwards; Maud-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: Don Guzman-Baddeley; Don Ferdinand-Barrymore; Don Carlos-Whitfield; Don Pedro-Benson; Octavio-Phillimore; Muskato-Bannister Jun.; Lazarillo-R. Palmer; Lawyer-Fawcett [Public Advertiser: Maddocks]; Marcella-Mrs Goodall; Aurora-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan; Leonarda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Muskato Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Pannel Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17911103, but Brass-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Brass Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Juan Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17911020, but Brass-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Booth; Mrs Clogget-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Brass Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Wilson; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Williamson; Acres-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Edwin; Coachman-Usher; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Webb; Lydia Languish-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Lucy (1st time)-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Acres Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: The Modern Wife; or, The Virgin Her Own Rival Author(s): John Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Davies; Dennis-Usher; Motley (1st time)-Edwin; Degagee-Wewitzer; Coachman-Johnson; Servants-Abbott, Ledger, Lyons; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Caroline Sandford-Mrs Bannister; Comfit (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Johnson
Role: Caroline Sandford Actor: Mrs Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Dead Alive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister, being her Last Appearance on the Stage. [Address by George Colman, ynger (Thespian Magazine, Oct. 1792, p. 102.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: The Mogul-Williamson; Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Omar-Evatt; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Irene-Mrs Whitfield; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Johnny Atkins Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Compton Actor: Bannister
Role: Lingo Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: John Actor: Bland
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: a Serio, Comic, Poetic Paraphrase on Shakespear's Seven Ages-King; End 3rd piece: Occasional Farewell Address-Mrs Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: Don Guzman-Hollingsworth; Don Ferdinand-Barrymore; Don Carlos-Whitfield; Don Pedro-Benson; Octavio-Caulfield; Muskato-Bannister Jun.; Lazarillo-Bland; Lawyer-Maddocks; Notary-Fawcett; Marcella-Mrs Goodall; Aurora-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan; Leonarda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Muskato Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Pannel Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Carney-Barrett; Tiptoe-Benson; Peery-Usher; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wewitzer; Passenger-Abbott; Lady Dunder-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Miss Heard; Mrs Peery-Mrs Powell.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Earl of Mercia-Evatt; Mayor of Coventry-Wewitzer; Harold-Davies; Peeping Tom-Bannister Jun.; Count Louis-Bland; Crazy-Barrett; Godina [sic]-Mrs Cuyler; Emma-Miss DeCamp; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Maud-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Peeping Tom Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Old Sadboy-Barrett; Chronicle-Suett; Captain Ambush-Barrymore; Young Sadboy-Bannister Jun.; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Spatterdash-Benson; Twig-Waldron Jun.; Malachi-Bland; Coachman-Ledger; Clod-Parsons; Araminta-Mrs Bland; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble; Pink-Miss Fontenelle; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Young Sadboy Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Bowkitt Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: John Actor: Ledger
Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17930614 but Count Louis-Lyons; added to Peeping Tom The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Morning Herald, 23 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2, 5, 3, 8

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Wewitzer, Barrymore, Suett, Miss DeCamp, Sga Storace (only appearance this season), Mrs Powell. Cast adjusted from text (Dublin: Patrick Conner, 1793): Lenitive-Bannister Jun.; Caddy-Wewitzer; Heartwell-Barrymore; Label-Suett; Juba-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Sga Storace; Mrs Caddy-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Lenitive Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Tamer Tam'd Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Scout Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Cast
Role: Jacob Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17930614 but Count Louis-Palmer Jun.; added to Peeping Tom The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Suett; Moneytrap-Parsons; Dick-Barrymore; Brass-Bannister Jun.; Clip-Maddocks; Jessamin-Burton; Clarissa-Mrs Goodall; Araminta-Miss Heard; Corinna-Mrs Gibbs; F of Entertainment in Public Advertiser, 3 Oct.] Receipts: #261 11s. (245.5; 16.6). F of Entertainment in Public Advertiser, 3 Oct.] Receipts: #261 11s. (245.5; 16.6).
Cast
Role: Brass Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Performance Comment: As17940609 but Suett in place of Bannister Jun .
Cast
Role: Varbel Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Japhis Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Performance Comment: As17940609 but Suett in place of Bannister Jun.: C. Kemble of Barrymore; Cooke of C. Kemble; omitted: Benson, Webb, Mrs Bland, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Boimaison, Miss Davies .
Cast
Role: Varbel Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Japhis Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: [In 3rd piece the playbill lists Barrymore in place of Bannister Jun., but "Barrymore continuing ill C. Kemble play'd the part of Vapour in My Grandmother" (Powell).] Powell: My Grandmother rehearsed at 11 (Vapour's Scenes); New Ballet [Glorious First of June] at 12. Receipts: #135 7s. (84/13/6; 49/9/0; 1/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Liar

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Cast
Role: Varbel Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Japhis Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Performance Comment: As17940512, but C. Kemble in place of Bannister Jun.; omitted: Bland, Lyons .
Cast
Role: Vapour Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Bannister Jun.; Mayor of Coventry-Suett; Crazy-Barrett; Earl of Mercia-Pindar; Count Lewis-Palmer Jun.; Harold-Davies//Mayoress-Mrs Hopkins; Emma-Miss De Camp; Lady Godina [sic]-Mrs Cuyler; Maud-Mrs Kemble .
Cast
Role: Peeping Tom Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: THE DEAD ALIVE

Related Works
Related Work: The Dead Alive Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: THE VILLAGE LAWYER

Performance Comment: Scout-Bannister Jun.; Snarl-Baddeley; Charles-Bland; Justice Mittimus-Usher; Sheepface-Parsons//Kate-Miss Heard; Mrs Scout-Mrs Hopkins (Their 1st appearance in those characters) .
Cast
Role: Scout Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: THE SURRENDER OF CALAIS

Cast
Role: John de Vienne Actor: Aickin
Role: John d'Aire Actor: Benson
Role: O'Carrol Actor: Johnstone
Role: La Gloire Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE; or, Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: William-Bannister Jun.; Baron-Benson; Theodore-Palmer Jun.; Edward Sedgwick; Page-Miss Menage//Sally-Mrs Bland .
Cast
Role: William Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Song: In 2nd piece, as17940717

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: Don Guzman-Hollingsworth; Muskato-Bannister Jun.; Marcella-Mrs Goodall; Aurora-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan. [And see below.]And see below.]
Cast
Role: Muskato Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Pannel Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet The Impostor

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Edgar (disguised as a Woman)-Barrymore; Florimand-Bannister Jun.; Elfina (a Fairy)-Master Welsh; Grotilla (a Fairy)-Miss Menage; Emmeline (disguised as a Man)-Mrs Siddons; Agatha-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Florimand Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Edgar and Emmeline Author(s): John Hawkesworth

Entertainment: Monologues. End: an Occasional Address-Mrs Siddons; Afterpiece to conclude with: the original Epilogue-Mrs Siddons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Rorey-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Captain Gorget-Bannister; Crack-Abbot; Landlord-Ledger; Anvil-Waldron Jun.; Sexton-Burton; Tipperary-Caulfield (1st appearance in that character); Maria-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character); Signora Figurante-Mrs Bland; Lady Pedigree-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Miss Plumb-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Captain Gorget Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Gretna Green Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood